ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12203752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ellenton, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±16.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.0%±27.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.3 min → 29.5 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 5.0%▼ 6.2 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.6% → 62.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.0% ±27.0 pp
Carpool25.5% ±23.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk6.0% ±8.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.3 pp
Work from home5.0% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 1,973 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,133± 1,707 MOE
Workers age 16+1,973± 686 MOE
Workers with travel time1,874± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers99± 126 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.